4 stone weight gain :(

[bella1426]

33 weeks and that's how much I'm up. Way too much emotional and boredom eating, snacking at night when I couldn't sleep, reaching for the sugary carby stuff when tired the next day, eating takeaways and crap when too tired to cook. No energy to exercise all year...
Ugh I'm so annoyed at myself and look and feel completely gross, anyone else in the same boat? :(

I have gained 4 stone aswell! I'm 34 weeks hunny I feel awful totally disgusting!! I used to train everyday and just eat one small meal per day but when I got pregnant I kept feeling faint and passing out so I had to eat more and as soon as I eat more I pile on the weight but when I cut it down it falls off. I can not wait to get dieting! Xx

Snap. I had to eat early on to stop sickness. I haven't gone too mad though but have still piled it on. Roll on not feeling faint so I can diet as well! The 5:2 is my fav!

11lbs here and I’m 38+3. I haven’t really watched what I’ve eaten but my midwife told me anything more then 2 stone is really unhealthy,not to rub salt in the wounds but if you can do some walking and try do some of the wrong now I would xx

No I have just eaten carbs and normally I don't touch them! I like that I also love the shake and soup diet with exante! Xx

Ugh it's awful isn't it? Feel enormous and so frustrated can't really do much at this stage (apart from some damage limitation but trying to summon the energy to exercise is so tough at the moment!) Can't wait to be able to tackle it properly, normally v fit and active and good with what I eat, just turned into a SLOB this year!! Want to hibernate for the next couple of months and hide from mirrors! 😭

The baby and placenta etc will account for about 1stone of that, so really it’s not a huge amount, and once you have had the baby you will be doing lots of walking etc, with my first I put on 4 stone, I lost almost 2 within a couple of months quite easily (I then fell pregnant quickly afterwards, but didn’t gain any weight with my second) x

I gained 4 stone. Baby was only 7lb 7oz. I lost it all. Don't worry. 9 months on, 9 months off

@bella1426 I know the feeling, my reflection makes me ill lol! 5 weeks and baby will be here then it's serious diet time! All my weight has gone on my legs xx

Yeah I stupidly did the same with my first seven years ago and it did all come off with all the walking and a better diet so trying to focus on that, please more comments about people losing it! Seriously need cheering up today about it!

I think telling someone that putting on more than 2 stone is unhealthy - is a bit of an insult in all honesty!
I'm at 31 weeks and gained 2 stone.
The swelling started a week ago and 9lb of that 2stone has piled on in the last week!
I have suffered extreme heartburn so haven't been able to eat and drink much so sure as hell isn't cause I'm eating shit food.
Every woman is different and we carry different, I've constantly been told since about 20 weeks that I look full term. People are shocked that I've still got 9 weeks to go.
Thus, every woman's weight gain will be different also! I get they have to publish these guidelines but I think it's a really awful backhanded way of fat shaming which is absolutely unnecessary in pregnancy!

A huge chunk of that will be the baby, placenta and water retention which will go as soon as you've had the baby.

Don't feel disgusting. You've provided a great home for your baby for the last 7 months. Obviously you can't diet but making an effort to walk more, do some pregnancy yoga, go for a swim, eat a healthy breakfast, snack on some fruit etc. I'm not suggesting you go all clean eating evangelical but a few small changes might help you feel better mentally. Also you will lose it afterwards if that's what you want.

I put on three stone with both pregnancies. Very quickly off both times, well
Before 9 months! Eating healthily, being active and breastfeeding

I’m on my third pregnancy - put on 3 or 4 stone for each pregnancy and lost it each time - haven’t particularly eaten a lot I just seem to gain weight incredibly easily when pregnant!

Ignore the smug comment from Lucylou. You could argue that 11 lb is far too little and unless overweight to start with is well below 'healthy' recommendations.

I gained about 2.5 stone with my first, on the same track for this one but found it fell off very quickly. Lots of water weight.

If you manage to breastfeed that burns the calories and think helped me shift it.

Try not to worry about it, I know a few people that put on similar weights and most had shifted it with 6 months to a year.

This helps you see what some of the weight is for:

	At birth, a baby weighs about 3.3kg (7.3lb).
	The placenta, which keeps your baby nourished, weighs 0.7kg (1.5lb).
	The amniotic fluid, which supports and cushions your baby, weighs 0.8kg (1.8lb).

The other two thirds of extra weight is due to the changes that happen to your body while you’re pregnant. On average:

	The muscle layer of your womb (uterus) grows dramatically, and weighs an extra 0.9kg (2lb).
	Your blood volume increases, and weighs an extra 1.2kg (2.6lb).
	You have extra fluid in your body, weighing about 1.2kg (2.6lb).
	Your breasts weigh an extra 0.4kg (0.9lb).
	You store fat, about 4kg (8.8lb), to give you energy for <a class="break-all" href="https://www.babycentre.co.uk/a613/breastfeeding-for-beginners" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">breastfeeding</a>.

I know, very rude I think too saying putting on over 2 stone is unhealthy and how much they have put on congrats to you lol! My midwife says a lot of mine is water weight. So just have to go with it then I can soon lose it. I lost 7 stone with my 1st xx

Yep chose to just ignore the smug post! Always one isn't there?!

I put on 4 first time and lost it within 9months so, and the majority of it lost much quicker than that too. I was at a pregnancy yoga class tonight and marvelling at all the variety of sizes of bumps for women at similar stages, our bodies all carry babies differently. I have definitely eaten less healthily in this pregnancy than my first, and have gained more like 3 stone this time. Are you planning to breastfeed? As defo helps the weight loss happen quickly.

Going by the figures bergamot has posted, that amounts to 12kg or so, so less than 2 stone. And those figures already include 4kg of fat storage. So anything above 2 stone, generally speaking, probably is too much.

Obviously every woman and pregnancy is different, and some women will exercise and eat healthily and still gain a lot for various reasons. But I do think there is a tendency during pregnancy to think you can eat whatever you like for 9 months which just isn’t wise.

I guess were all just gorging on shit, 24/7 then! Cause it's safe to say that most of us here have gained over 2 stone!
I work 40+ hours a week (yes still) on my feet 8 hours some times longer a day.
You can bet your life if i didn't do the job I do that I would be in the 4 stone club too.....
I eat healthy, I opt for salads over McDonald's...I walk miles and miles a day in my job and yet blow me backwards I've gained more than the "healthy" amount.
Ladies - enjoy your pregnancy, make good choices where you can. If your weight gain worries you, deal with it after baby is born.
Now is not the time to diet.

I put on four stone, I was pretty small pre pregnancy, my midwife never batted an eyelid at my weight gain. I did have a lot of water retention, but within 2 weeks after DD was born I'd dropped two stone of that, then a further stone almost by the time she was three months. Try not to worry too much

Thank you all for making me feel not alone with this 4st gain, it’s a relief not to feel like only one!! It will fall off after the baby arrives - last time I put on 3 st and lost it in 6 months, so there is hope! Xxx

I am 40+4 and put on 3 stone, it’s only really since stopping work that I started to overeat (I am so so bored just sitting at home all day) and everyone keeps telling me how small and neat I am, but I have still managed 3 stone gain. Everyone is different and while there might be healthy guidelines, they are not one size fits all.

Ladies, we’re all growing beautiful human beings and everyone’s bodies will be different. I don’t think it’s fair to say that over 2 stone weight gain is unhealthy in pregnancy when everyone is so different, some people can’t stomach more than beige carbs and others can continue their exercise regimes as they did pre pregnancy. I think as long as the baby is healthy and happy then we can worry about losing the weight post birth. Don’t beat yourselves up about putting on more weight than you planned to, your bodies are doing amazing things for those babies growing in there!

@Defnotunique 👌🏼 Spot on!!

My Mum put on 4 stone when she was pregnant with me and had lost it all within a year of me being born.

Try not to worry about it for now, if you concentrate on trying to lose it after the baby is born then I'm sure it'll come off :)

I've put on 2 stone at 26 weeks and it's not been mentioned to me (even though I was overweight to start off with, so thought they'd be lecturing me!)

I will be amazed if I don't gain loads more before this baby is out!